AbstractThe Molly Wardaguga Research Centre has been established to honour the memory and vision and continue the important work of the late Molly Wardaguga, Burarra Elder, Aboriginal Midwife, Senior Aboriginal Health Worker and Founding Member of the Malabam Health Board in Maningrida, Arnhem Land. This presentation will provide an overview of her life and goals and explain how the new research centre is aspiring to honour Molly’s vision. Sue and Yvette are the co-directors and in line with Molly’s ways of knowing and doing, they are working side-by-side as Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers to improve the health outcomes for mothers and babies by doing research that will assist babies to get the best start to life.

Key to their approach is working in collaboration with communities on their priorities. One such priority is when babies are born too early: preterm birth. Preterm birth is a World Health Organisation priority area requiring innovation and research. Rates for Aboriginal babies have not changed in over 10 years and the Northern Territory has some of the highest rates in Australia. Fortunately, this team want to share with you the work they have done with two Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and a tertiary hospital in Southeast Queensland. Published this year in one of the Lancet journals they have reduced preterm birth for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies by almost 50%. This extraordinary work has also led to the development of their innovative RISE Framework to support widespread scaleup.

The RISE Framework was builds on research conducted in the Northern Territory which also saw significant redesign of maternity services. It has four pillars to drive important reform: (1) Redesign the health service; (2) Invest in the workforce; (3) Strengthen families; and, (4) Embed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community governance and control.Working side-by -side with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and other stakeholders the new Centre will continue to drive widespread system reform that increases Aboriginal Community Control over maternal infant health services, through health services research. They are driving implementation of national policy which recommends these services are established whilst contributing to short and long-term health gains for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. Molly's vision to support women’s cultural and birthing aspirations, especially those living in remote locations, will endure through the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre.

The 2016 CSIRO report, Australia 2030: Navigating Our Uncertain Future identifies the increasing power of Asian economies and societies as being a key global megatrend of which Australia needs to take into account in planning for the future. According to the 2017 Australian Foreign Policy White Paper, “Southeast Asia frames Australia’s northern approaches and is of profound significance for our future.” Northern Australia is, in many ways, at the forefront of engaging with our Southeast Asian neighbours, as can be seen by the types of research being undertaken at Charles Darwin University.

Come along to hear how our researchers are responding to the challenges of our time in the region. How is their research contributing towards greater wellbeing in a time of rapid transformation? How have research collaborations been built across the region? Researchers will be presenting work that is at various stages of development and implementation.

11 September 2019 at 8.30am (Registration and check-in opens at 8.20am)

You are kindly invited to attend our next Artlab event, which is a public and free poetic lecture on the future of text by Associate Professor Christian Bök, conceptual poet and modernist scholar at Charles Darwin University.

9th Austin Asche Oration in Law and Governance

The journey of a restless advocate: creating a more gender equal Australia.

“Gender inequality has been endemic in our country, as in many others. It demonstratesitself in education, the professions, sport, industry, business, religion, politics andindustry. It goes to the heart of who we are and how we live. “

Ms Broderick will talk about the state of gender equality in Australia today and the current global context. She will offer some valuable lessons from her work drivingchange in many different environments. She will tell stories which illustrate the damage gender inequality does, how it is being addressed, and the further steps that everyone of us can take to deliver a more gender equal nation.

The China In-country program at CDU is a four-week intensive study program which runs during the summer semester, starting on the 25th of November 2019 and finishes on the 20th of December 2019. The program caters for adults over 18 years to 28 years of age.

The program combines an engaging mix of language study and cultural activities and interaction with the local population. Students will have about three hours of language study each weekday morning, a weekly one-to-one session with a Chinese tutor and occasional cultural activities on some afternoons, and some provision for local excursions on weekends.

In the mornings students will attend language classes. Students will be placed in an appropriate level after taking a test at the start of the program. In the afternoons the students will experience cultural activities like Taichi practice, calligraphy appreciation and experience, papercutting, Chinese cooking, tea culture, Chinese traditional dances and Chinese traditional opera appreciation and experience etc.

Students learn not only through classes but also through organised excursions and informal mixing with local people in streets, shops, markets, canteens and so on. It should greatly strengthen students’ ability to use the language and be immersed in the authentic cultural environment, which further assist in their language learning.

This program allows students to complete a full unit of Mandarin Chinese study in little over four intensive weeks, an advantage for those who do not have more time to spare. It can be used for university credit or as a non-award course, open to both domestic and international students.

The in-country study program is through units (LAN211/311) outside CDU's normal six semesters of Chinese study (CHN101 to CHN302). Students enrolling in the program through CDU's units LAN211/311 'In-country Language Study', the accredited HECS-HELP liable units.

Higher education students will receive an official CDU grade on successful completion of this program and will be notified in the normal way at the end of the Summer Semester period.

Funding & CostDomestic students who are undertaking this overseas study experience may apply for NCP scholarship or they may be eligible for an OS-HELP loan. This is a loan that is added to students’ HECS debt to help facilitate their overseas study experience. It should be regarded as an investment in their language development and future employability.

Students will only need to pay for their visa, flight, insurance, food, living expenses and accommodation (inexpensive dormitory accommodation) on campus organised by the University.

Please scan and send the completed Candidate Information Request Form and evidence of your citizenship (passport details, birth/citizenship certificate) to Amy.Yu@cdu.edu.au for processing by Wednesday, 25 September 2019.

The China In-country program at CDU is a four-week intensive study program which runs during the summer semester, starting on the 25th of November 2019 and finishes on the 20th of December 2019. The program caters for adults over 18 years to 28 years of age.

The program combines an engaging mix of language study and cultural activities and interaction with the local population. Students will have about three hours of language study each weekday morning, a weekly one-to-one session with a Chinese tutor and occasional cultural activities on some afternoons, and some provision for local excursions on weekends.

In the mornings students will attend language classes. Students will be placed in an appropriate level after taking a test at the start of the program. In the afternoons the students will experience cultural activities like Taichi practice, calligraphy appreciation and experience, papercutting, Chinese cooking, tea culture, Chinese traditional dances and Chinese traditional opera appreciation and experience etc.

Students learn not only through classes but also through organised excursions and informal mixing with local people in streets, shops, markets, canteens and so on. It should greatly strengthen students’ ability to use the language and be immersed in the authentic cultural environment, which further assist in their language learning.

This program allows students to complete a full unit of Mandarin Chinese study in little over four intensive weeks, an advantage for those who do not have more time to spare. It can be used for university credit or as a non-award course, open to both domestic and international students.

The in-country study program is through units (LAN211/311) outside CDU's normal six semesters of Chinese study (CHN101 to CHN302). Students enrolling in the program through CDU's units LAN211/311 'In-country Language Study', the accredited HECS-HELP liable units.

Higher education students will receive an official CDU grade on successful completion of this program and will be notified in the normal way at the end of the Summer Semester period.

Funding & CostDomestic students who are undertaking this overseas study experience may apply for NCP scholarship or they may be eligible for an OS-HELP loan. This is a loan that is added to students’ HECS debt to help facilitate their overseas study experience. It should be regarded as an investment in their language development and future employability.

Students will only need to pay for their visa, flight, insurance, food, living expenses and accommodation (inexpensive dormitory accommodation) on campus organised by the University.

Please scan and send the completed Candidate Information Request Form and evidence of your citizenship (passport details, birth/citizenship certificate) to Amy.Yu@cdu.edu.au for processing by Wednesday, 25 September 2019.